Delphi Technologies continues to focus on being the developer of conventional powertrain and aftermarket products while the remaining company, Aptiv, took over most of the development of autonomous cars.

Renault was founded in 1898 and has provided continuous innovation in its technology and designs since then. It is natural that the company would also research and develop technology that could be useful in the development of self-driving cars.

Long-haul commercial trucking requires drivers to spend considerable time on the road, which could lead to fatigue and other hazards. However, the burden placed on human drivers could soon be lowered by Starsky Robotics, an autonomous trucking company.

The idea of autonomous car technology has inspired the imaginations of many tech developers and designers. However, these 5 innovators have really stepped up and paved the way for others in the industry.

Nuro was founded by two former Google software engineers, Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu, who have years of experience working on Google's self-driving car project. Nuro has developed an autonomous car called the R1.

Amazon's extensive network, cloud computing capacity, and supply chain give it a heads-up on the competition when it comes to setting up the networks that self-driving cars will need in order to navigate American roads.

Self-driving car technology is still evolving, but the market is already seeing the proliferation of niche participants that focus on specific subfields. Drive.ai is a Silicon Valley company that wants to become the go-to name for the brains behind autonomous vehicles.

FiveAI is a British software development firm that focuses heavily on building software for self-driving cars — aiming to create software that will enhance efficiency, decrease the use of natural resources, and make going for a ride in a car a more pleasant experience.

The Ford Motor Company is an American automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded in 1903 by Henry Ford. Today, the Ford Motor Company is working with Argo Artificial Intelligence, also called Argo AI, to build self-driving cars.

The Robert Bosch Group, usually referred to as Bosch, is a German company specializing in engineering and electronics. The firm produces several motor parts, including tech and equipment necessary for self-driving cars.

NuTonomy is a software startup company that was founded in 2013 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts currently honing and testing autonomous vehicle software with the goal of using it for ride-hailing services in large urban centers.

A technology leader in the industry, BMW has made moves to become leaders in the race to self-driving cars, embarking on a number of projects designed to further its goal of producing a fully autonomous car by 2021.

Uber is a global alternative taxi solution company that disrupted the traditional taxi market after it launched in 2009. It is headquartered in San Francisco, and has become a big player in self-driving cars.

Up until recently, self-driving cars were thought of as futuristic technology seen only in books and movies. However, thanks in part to Tesla, the technology necessary for autonomous cars is now a reality.